Breakdown of Uppsägningstiden är en månad.
vara
to be
en
a
månaden
the month
uppsägningstiden
the notice period
Questions & Answers about Uppsägningstiden är en månad.
What does uppsägningstiden consist of, and why is it one long word?
Uppsägningstiden is a compound noun, which is very common in Swedish.
It is made up of:
- uppsägning = termination, notice, cancellation, resignation (depending on context)
- tid = time, period
So uppsägningstid means notice period.
Then the -en at the end makes it definite:
- uppsägningstid = a notice period
- uppsägningstiden = the notice period
Swedish often combines ideas into one word where English uses several words.
Why is it uppsägningstiden and not a separate word for the?
In Swedish, the definite article is usually added to the end of the noun as a suffix.
So:
- en uppsägningstid = a notice period
- uppsägningstiden = the notice period
This is different from English, which puts the before the noun.
So in this sentence, uppsägningstiden already includes the idea of the.
Why is it en månad and not ett månad?